Forts Dickerson and Stanley

Fort Dickerson to the west and Fort Stanley to the east were the center two of four fortified heights held by the Federals south of the river during the siege of Knoxville, Nov. 17-Dec. 4, 1863. Maj. Gen. Jos. Wheeler ...

The Food Storeroom

Proviantní Sklad

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Proviantní Sklad

Budova s jedním obdélníkovým nádvo?ím byla postavena v letech 1786 až 1789. V objektu se skladovala mouka, cukr, s?l, a pe?ivo. Spolu s Kavalírem ?. II zde mohly být v p?ipad? vále?ného konfliktu uskladn?ny zásoby potravin pro ...

Popolopen Creek Trail to Fort Montgomery

You are standing on the site of Fort Clinton, which was built along with Fort Montgomery to prevent British ships from sailing up the Hudson River during the Revolutionary War. On October 6, 1777, the British captured both forts and ...

Major General John Fulton Reynolds

(Left Side):Major General

John Fulton Reynolds

United States Volunteers

Born September 21, 1820

Killed July 1, 1863

(Right Side):Cadet U.S.M.A. July 1, 1837; Brevet Second Lieut. 3d U.S. Artillery July 1, 1841; Second Lieut. October 23, 1841; First Lieut. June 18, 1846; Captain March 3, ...

For the Working People

Midcity at the Crossroads

"There is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish." Samuel Gompers.

This large office building opened in 1916 as the headquarters of the American Federation of Labor. With 2.5 million ...

John Fitch’s Gun Shop

During the Revolution, Fitch manufactured guns for the Continental Army at this site. In 1786, he built the first boat in America to be propelled by steam. His last steamboat made regular Trenton – Philadelphia runs on the Delaware in ...

Peekskill F.D.N.Y. Memorial

[ West face ]

Dedicated to the Memory of the Men of

F.D.N.Y. Engine 54 Ladder 4 Battalion 9

Battalion Chief Edward Geraghty – Battalion 9

Captain David Wooley – Ladder 4

Lieutenant Daniel O’Callaghan – Ladder 4

Firefighter Michael Brennan – Ladder 4

Firefighter Paul ...

Fitch’s Shop

Nearby, Lt. John Fitch, official State Armourer, operated a gunshop during the Revolution. It was damaged by the Hessians in 1776. On the Delaware, in 1790, he operated the first commercial steamboat that ran on a regular, advertised schedule.

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Figure 2 Ranch

The lands which now lie within the boundaries of the Figure 2 Ranch were occupied in the 19th century by nomadic Native American tribes. One of the last battles between Texas Rangers and Apaches Indians occurred in the mountains west ...

First Indiana Natural Gas Well

One mile southwest of this marker gas was discovered in 1867 by G. Bates while drilling for oil at a depth of 500 feet. Gas wells were drilled in 1887-1888; gas piped into Francesville lasted only four years.

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